How To Tame The Beast
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@MarnixWolf
Marnix WolfSenior consultantBloggerSCCDM MVP
Agenda
360⁰ monitoring. How real does it get?
DAs. The nuts and bolts
Custom Classes as coat hangers
Common SCOM pain points & issues
How to monitor and remedy SCOM
Troubleshooting flow
360⁰ monitoring. How real does it get?
What Microsoft says about it
INFRACLOUD
APM (.NET & J2EE)
Inside Synth Transactions
Outside Synth
Transactions
RT Client Monitorin
gOpsMgr 2012 R2+
GSM+
System Center Advisor
Real World - What companies THINK they’ve got
Real World - What companies REALLY have (*)
INFRACLOUD
APM
Inside Synth
Transactions
How to bridge the gap?
DAsThe nuts & bolts
Aggregate Monitors & DAs• The 4 well known Aggregate Monitors (AMs) in SCOM• DAs and the SCOM 2007x A.M. limitation• DAs and the SCOM 2012x A.M. limitation removal• DAs and the SCOM 2012x A.M. pitfall• DA Templates affected:
How to crack it?Don’t use the new DA templates BUT…1. Build DAs using the Blank (Advanced) template2. Check the settings & config of All Contained Objects
Monitor3. Build a Dependency Monitor per Aggregate Monitor
Demo
See also• More info on my blog:
http://thoughtsonopsmgr.blogspot.nl/2014/02/om12x-distributed-application-horror.html
Custom ClassesAs coat hangers
But…
How? – Part 1: MP Authoring ToolMeet the REVERSE DISCOVERY:• Create an empty new MP;• With one Custom Class (Windows Server Computer as
Base Class)• With one Discovery (Registry (Filtered));• Disable the Discovery;• BEST PRACTICE: Seal the MP.
How? – Part 2: SCOM Console
Create a Group with required Windows Servers;
Enable the Discovery for the new Class, using the new Group;Class will be Discovered, resulting in Objects related to the ClassMonitors/Rules/Views can be built now, targeted against that Class
Demo
Common SCOM pain points & issues
Guess we’ve all been there…• SQL• Databases• Management Servers• Management Packs• Agents• Proxy• Backups
How to monitor and remedy SCOM
SCOM & Community• SCOM Console > OM > MG Health• SSC Health Reports• OM 12 Self Maintenance MP
Troubleshooting flow
Sequence• Eventlogs• Logs• Trace tools
Demo
Resources
Blogs to know• Cameron Fuller :
www.blogs.catapultsystems.com/cfuller/• Kevin Holman :
www.blogs.technet.com/kevinholman/• Dieter Wijckmans : www.scug.be/dieter/• Bob Cornelissen : www.bictt.com/blogs/bictt.php• Tao Yang : www.blog.tyang.org/ • Peter Smit : www.smitpj.blogspot.nl/ • Marnix Wolf :
www.thoughtsonopsmgr.blogspot.com
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